Proverbs 9:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

Invitations from ‘Wisdom’ and ‘Folly’ (9:1-18)Wisdom is again personified in a gracious lady. This time she invites the silly and the ignorant to a great feast that she has prepared in her magnificent house. She wants them to come and enjoy the life-giving gifts of wisdom and discernment that she freely offers (9:1-6).Whether people desire wisdom depends largely upon the character they have developed in themselves over the years. When people grow conceited in their opinions and blind to their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 9:7

He that reproveth, &c.: verses: Proverbs 9:7-12 not "out of their proper context". See the Structure on p. 874. wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 9:7

SOME SPECIAL PROVERBS BETWEEN THE TWO INVITATIONS FROM WISDOM AND FROM FOLLY"He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling;And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:Teach a wise man, and he will increase in learning.The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.For by me thy days... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 9:7

Proverbs 9:7. He that reproveth a scorner— This and the following verse supply us with a reason for the conduct of Wisdom in addressing herself only to the simple. She invites not the pretendedly wise, those who think they are ignorant of nothing: to invite them to the feast of wisdom, would be to expose herself to their insults and censures. They think they have nothing to do with it. They would receive the invitation with disdain; they would despise the lessons of Wisdom; they would reject... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 9:7

7, 8. shame—(Compare :-). a blot—or, "stain on character." Both terms denote the evil done by others to one whose faithfulness secures a wise man's love. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 9:1-18

C. Wisdom and folly contrasted ch. 9This chapter contrasts wisdom and folly in a very symmetrical structure. Proverbs 9:1-6 correspond to Proverbs 9:13-18 remarkably. This chiastic form of presentation sets off the central verses (Proverbs 9:7-12) as the most important in the chapter. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 9:7-12

2. The open or closed mind 9:7-12People do not usually live or die because of only one decision. They develop a pattern of life that ends in either death or life. This section helps us see the outcome of these styles of life. If a person is open to God and teachable, he will become wise, but if he does not accept this instruction and closes his mind, he becomes a fool.The person who tries to help a fool by correcting him will get no honor from the fool. The fool’s folly has closed his mind to... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:1-18

The RivalsFolly and Wisdom invite guests to their respective houses. The consequences of accepting either of the two invitations are described. We are reminded of the Greek parable, ’The choice of Hercules,’ which related how the hero, at the beginning of his career, was accosted by two fair women, Virtue and Vice, who would have him tread, one the rough, the other the flowery way.1-6. Wisdom’s invitation.1. The word Wisdom is in the plural, to indicate her variety and perfection. She has a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 9:7

(7) He that reproveth a scorner . . .—Wisdom does not address the scoffer, nor the godless: this would be “giving that which is holy unto the dogs, and casting pearls before swine” (Matthew 7:6). (Comp. our Lord’s own plan of teaching by parables, that His hearers might not understand (Luke 8:10).Getteth to himself shame.—Or, insult. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

CHAPTER 10TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITYProverbs 9:1-18, Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vicious woman and Wisdom in chapters 7 and 8, the introduction of the book closes with a little picture which is intended to repeat and sum up all that has gone before. It is a peroration, simple, graphic, and beautiful.There is a kind of competition between Wisdom and Folly, between Righteousness and Sin, between... read more

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